Methbot and Spoofed Media

Methbot is an scheme that defrauded U.S. advertisers to the tune of about $1 billion in streaming-video advertising in 2016. It fabricated inventory on websites -- about 10% of which were local media properties -- to collect an estimated $3 million to $5 million per day in video advertising. Want to learn more about Methbot? Read the WhiteOps white paper. White Paper